Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on the development of the coal industry. The focus is on mining, transportation, and supplies abroad. And a very important and interesting topic is why it is too early to give up coal and switch only to more environmentally friendly energy sources. So, why is Texas frozen, what is zero emissions from combustion, will coal consumption grow, and how can all this affect the development of the Russian coal industry?
To imagine the importance that coal plays in the Russian economy, suffice it to say that the well-being of 11 million people directly depends on it. This is the number of people living in those regions where the production of this type of fuel is a key sector of the economy.
The President urged to consider various scenarios for the development of the coal industry in the world. In the context of the development of alternative, so-called green energy sources, Putin recalled the recent Texas collapse, when massive blackouts occurred due to bad weather and people froze in their homes. Apparently, it is too early to completely abandon coal and not to switch to ecological energy sources.
However, so far the majority of forecasts are still quite optimistic. Asian countries remain the main consumers of coal in the world, and demand there is only growing due to the construction of new thermal power plants. They are still the cheapest way to get electricity, but not the dirtiest anymore.
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